Travel and Explore Hollywood, CA!

Hollywood, CA It was the abundant sunshine and varied terrain that attracted moviemakers to Los Angeles. Hollywood began as a small planned residential community. The Nestor Film Company set up shop in 1911--in an abandoned Hollywood tavern. Cecil Be DeMille shot the first Hollywood film in 1913. By the time of the 1915 premier of the controversial film, "Birth of a Nation," Hollywood was an established film location. Today, Hollywood has taken on a mistique of its own, and millions of visitors flock to the area in hopes of seeing movie stars, enjoying the movie and television studios, and visiting the area attractions.  Edmund D. Edelman Hollywood Bowl Museum, The  near Hollywood Bowl  Hollywood  California  (213) 850-2058  The museum has a multimedia look at the history of the Hollywood Bowl.  Guinness World of Records Museum  6764 Hollywood Blvd.  Hollywood  California  (213) 463-6433  The museum has video and displays of historical and statistical information.  Hollywood Bowl  foothills off Highland Ave.  Hollywood  California  (213)850-2000 or 480-3232  The center hosts concerts by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.  Hollywood Chamber of Commerce  7018 Hollywood Blvd.  Hollywood  California  (213) 469-8311    Hollywood Studio Museum  Highland Ave., edge of the Hollywood Bowl parking area  Hollywood  California  (213) 874-2276  The museum is where Cecil B. DeMille made Hollywood's first western, "The Squaw Man."  Hollywood Wax Museum  6767 Hollywood Blvd.  Hollywood  California  (213) 462-8860  The museum has life-size wax figures of people and sets.  Mann's Chinese Theatre  6925 Hollywood Blvd.  Hollywood  California    The 1927 Chinese Theater is where imprinting into cement for movie stars began.  Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium  6780 Hollywood Blvd.  Hollywood  California  (213) 466-6335  The odditorium has nearly 300 unusual items from around the world.  Sightseeing Tours    Hollywood  California    The tours are a good way to see Hollywood's landmarks and homes of celebrities.